From: Viral Amin <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:38:38 -0500

Susan,

Thanks for your guidance in this and referring me to the Digital
Dictionary of the DLF.  I'm of a mind with you that an in-house policy
should be drawn up that includes guidelines on license data, and that
coordinates the various aspects of our e-Resources operation.

Sincerely,

Viral

On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 6:13 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Susan Raidy-Klein <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:45:30 -0500
>
> Viral,
>
> You're right to be planning how to align the semantics of your ERM and
> its  counterpart in license agreements; also plan to match ERM codes
> with system codes in acquisitions and access services.  This is more
> art than science, but if you haven't already consulted the Digital
> Dictionary of the Digital Library (DLF), it's a good starting place.
>
> Susan Raidy-Klein
> Collection Development & Acquisition Librarian
> University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
> N. Dartmouth, MA 02747
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Viral Amin <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 14:38:05 -0500
>
> Nathan,
>
> Thanks for clarifying.  The license states explicitly that digital
> transmission for ILL is granted to Licensee, under the condition I
> noted.  However, I want the metadata in our ERM (360 Resource Manager)
> to capture these terms.  I found a "restrictions on use for staff"
> note field, which somebody in response to my email suggested, and
> which is defined in general terms by the 360 Glossary.
>
> Another issue of concern to me, then, is how strictly to follow the
> semantics of ERM metadata fields for license terms.  Any advice on
> this would be helpful too.
>
> Viral
>
> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 7:26 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > From: "Hosburgh, Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 10:08:36 -0700
> >
> > Viral,
> >
> > I've worked in both ILL and Electronic Resources Management, so I have
> > a fair bit of experience interpreting licenses.
> >
> > Based on what you've quoted from the license, I don't see anything
> > specifically prohibiting electronic transmission of content from your
> > end.  So, I would note "permitted" for both ILL Secure Electronic &
> > ILL Electronic (email).  These fields refer to any restrictions placed
> > on you as the lending library - restrictions that do not appear to be
> > in the license.  If such restrictions were present, the license would
> > say something like "the electronic content must be printed as a paper
> > copy before supplying via ILL, whether by post, facsimile, or digital
> > transmission..."
> >
> > If you want to ensure that your library is following the stipulation
> > that, "a note must be sent to the borrowing library instructing it to
> > delete the electronic copy and to provide the library patron with a
> > paper copy", you would need to create such a notice and place it
> > either on the document itself, in the body of the email to which the
> > document is attached, or on a cover page preceding the document.
> >
> > This is what I recommend based on my experience, but you could always
> > contact the publisher to clarify.
> >
> > Nate
> >
> > Nathan Hosburgh
> > Electronic Resources Librarian
> > Assistant Professor
> > Montana State University Library
> > P.O. Box 173320
> > Bozeman, MT 59717-3320
> > [log in to unmask]